City Park is a 1,300-acre outdoor park. It was established in 1854, making it one of the nation’s oldest urban parks. The carousel is made of hand-carved "flying horses" that are almost 100 years old. City Park has the world’s largest collection of mature live oak trees, which includes a grand oak that dates back nearly 800 years. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Roosevelt Administration invested $12 million in developing the park as part of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), which employed 20,000 men and women to build roadways, fountains and even Tad Gormley Stadium.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Roosevelt Administration invested $12 million in developing the park as part of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), which employed 20,000 men and women to build roadways, fountains and even Tad Gormley Stadium.